GreenGraffiti creates advertising on dirty city streets and walls using the clean, green power of plain water. Armed with just a template and a high-pressure water sprayer, the company has “cleaned” advertising messages out of the dirt on behalf of read all »

So you think your place is small? One night recently, a group of architecture students staying up late in a loft in Brooklyn took to amusing themselves by stuffing a mattress into a hole cut into the wall above a bedroom door. Then they tried the mattress out for comfort. Not half bad! It occurred to one of them, Nick Freeman, that people might pay money to call that elevated mattress home.

So Mr. Freeman posted an ad on the Web site Craigslist: “$35 — elevated mattress-sized space between rooms.” He used a minimalist pitch. “Opening between hall and room available for long/short-term use, accessible by ladder, sheets and pillows not provided.” The ad went up around noon, and by the end of that day, Mr. Freeman had a dozen potential takers. read all »

Germans are lining up to rent farm animals to help with the gardening as part of a new green scheme.

Werner Kiwitt, who runs an ecological park in Schleswig-Holstein, is offering sheep to cut the grass and ducks to eat the slugs. read all »

Dionna Mustybrook suspects you’ve got a bad habit but don’t even know it: Using your foot to kick open the car door.

“I think everybody does it at one time or another,” says the 33-year-old Sacramentan, who’s devised a simple invention to avoid the resulting scuff marks: “The Doorkick,” a soft pad that’s affixed to a car door’s inside panel. read all »

Texas baker Suzanne Maxwell built her “Lovin’ Oven Bakery” on wedding cakes, but in the past few years she’s been delving into divorce cakes.

Maxwell developed the concept with the help of a customer.

“She said I really want a wedding cake, but I’m getting a divorce,” Maxwell explained.

And so it began. read all »

I have put together a quick list of 5 ways to make money that could actually work but are just a little geeky. Enjoy

1. Wii On Wheels

If you haven’t played a Nintendo Wii you’re really missing out. It has really cool wireless controllers that let you play games like bowling and tennis where you do the full motion in the game as if you were actually playing the sport.

Imagine having a Wii on a cart with wheels and hooked up to a TV screen that you could put in front of a mall or movie theater and charge people to play the game. Everyone passing by would wonder what all the commotion is and would, in return, bring you more customers. Fascinating idea, I’m sure you could make it work! read all »

People in China, and all over the world, spend their days playing games like World of Warcraft, making gold from the game and selling it in “gold farms” for actual cash.

An astounding half million Chinese now make a living - about $100 a month - from the acquisition and sale of WoW gold to US and EU gamers. read all »

The following are pure imagination. I leave it to you to find a way to make these into potential money making ideas. Good luck and have fun!

1. Sell advertising scratched out on the face of the moon.

2. Put seats on the wings of an airplane and sell rides to thrill seekers. read all »

How do these crazy ideas actually work? I’ve put together a list of 10 (and one for good measure) of the wackiest, weirdest, craziest ways that people are making good money.

1. Pickle Sickle - Texas roller rink owner John Howard sells frozen treats made from freshly squeezed pickle juice to pregnant women and schools across the country.

2. My Yearbook - Oh to be in high school and be a millionaire. Catherine, only 16, convinced her older brother to help her start myYearbook.com which now has growth spurts that have outpaced both Facebook and MySpace.

3. Origami Boulder - This has got to be the dumbest idea of all, but made it to number “3″ just because it’s so dumb it’s genius. This person sells “Origami Boulders” online which isn’t origami at all. It’s actually a wadded up piece of paper that they somehow convince people to buy. Very bizarre, but works. read all »

There are an infinite number of ways to make extremely good money by entertaining children, without any special skills at all. Thousands of people in this country do it every day. Many do it full time. Many make over $100,000 a year doing it too. It’s unbelievably easy to entertain kids as long as you love children. There are dozens and dozens of ways to make money and have a great time doing it. Plus, you should be making anywhere from $50 to $150 an hour. read all »

Using heavy-duty cargo tricycles, Bikecaffe travels emission-free as it serves up a range of coffee blends from roasters Segafredo Zanetti and Integrity Fair Trade. The company’s trikes use a gas-powered machine for brewing and can produce up to 500 cups per day—served in recyclable containers—along with chai, biscotti and other edibles. Best of all read all »

Beth Schnitzer was sipping champagne by the bar and glancing at a baseball game on the big high-definition TV. John Gart-land was relaxing with a pint of beer on a black leather sofa. Kumi Walker was moving furniture around to prepare for a March Madness party later that evening.

Right next to him, Adam Kennedy was getting a really sharp haircut. read all »

Ever consider quitting your job and working from home? Well, a local couple has done just that and it has paid off for them.

Instead of working a 9 to 5 job, Daniel Porter and wife April, stay at home with their three young daughters and work from their computer selling on eBay, specializing in golf clubs. read all »

Doug Knippel was looking at his compost a few years back and noticed a group of redworms crawling around in the dirt. That’s when he began to unearth his business plan. read all »

Every family has a pile somewhere of their children’s drawings. Since culling out and saving the best works isn’t easy, two moms/entrepreneurs from New Jersey devised a solution: theART:archives. How it works? Parents send in their kids’ drawings and theART:archives team professionally photographs each one and sends back a DVD catalogue that can be viewed on a computer screen or TV. read all »